Into part of your Dex.

A snake on a warm road, a gecko on a guesthouse wall, a frog after rain — those are different records. AnimalDex keeps identification, setting, and a confirmed location with the original photo or clip.

When the catalog indexes a lookalike group instead of a species, that is preserved. Precision you cannot support is not added for the sake of a cleaner card.

Herpers already think in lists. AnimalDex turns that herp life list into a Dex you can browse, compare, and keep public on a profile if you choose.

Snakes, lizards, frogs, and other amphibians sit in one collection. Past Instagram posts can join the same list after you confirm species and the historical place of the find.

A lot of herping happens after dark, on roads, or in short windows after rain. Get a record from a safe distance, then move on. The journal is for the find, not for crowding the animal until it poses.

Field context that AnimalDex stores with a capture includes setting (wild, zoo, farm, domestic) and a location you confirm as historical — not the GPS of the kitchen table where you finally upload. Captions and trip names are hints, not coordinates.

New finds still start with a live capture. Past encounters live on Instagram until you review them in. Years of night herps often live as Instagram posts. Connect a compatible professional account, review the snake, lizard, or frog, and confirm the historical place of the find. Original eligible media becomes part of the same herp life list as tonight’s live captures.

Imported posts help build the collection. They do not add qualifying live-capture wildlife signals for Creator Rewards.

Do not pin, flip, or bait an animal for a cleaner angle. Road cruising still means the animal's safety first, including when you stop the car.

A structured journal makes it easier to remember what you already found so you are not repeating pressure on the same stretch of road or the same individual.